By: Cain, et al. H.B. No. 2510
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to transparency in certain contracts involving a school
district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 44, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 44.045 to read as follows:
Sec. 44.045. DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTS NOT COMPETITIVELY
PROCURED. (a) The board of trustees of a school district shall
post on the district's Internet website information regarding each
contract for which the district did not use a competitive
procurement method to select a vendor.
(b) The information required under Subsection (a) must
include:
(1) the amount to be paid by the district under the
contract;
(2) the person to whom the contract is awarded; and
(3) the duration of the contract.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.